Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- First World War Memorial
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Anglian Carving
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Walmgate Bar
- John Carr - Architect
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of St Olave
- Crest of York St John College
- Alcuin of York
- York Art Gallery
- The Greyfriars
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 19th Century